Chapter 17 Review

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  1. 4. This group in Congress took control of Reconstruction away from Andrew Johnson (2)
  2. 6. One question that Reconstruction needed to answer following the Civil War was “Should ______ leaders be punished?”
  3. 8. Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated? (last name only)
  4. 12. Southerners used various tactics to prevent African Americans from voting, including _____ taxes
  5. 13. Sherman’s “Special Field Order Number 15” promised freed African Americans 40 acres and a ______, but that promise was taken away by President Johnson after Lincoln was assassinated
  6. 15. One of the key points of Radical Reconstruction was that each Southern state had to approve the _____ Amendment.
  7. 16. Many Republicans thought Andrew Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction was too _____ to the Confederacy and its leaders
  8. 19. The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 gave African Americans in the South _______ freedom and power
  9. 22. Andrew Johnson became the first president to be impeached, but not _______ from office
  10. 24. President Grant’s presidency was far from successful. One reason is because the ____ Party split into two groups
  11. 27. Republicans called the Peace Democrats of the North by this nickname because their ideas were “deadly” to the Union’s chances of winning the war
  12. 28. Southerners used various tactics to prevent African Americans from voting, including _______ tests
  13. 29. One of the key points of Radical Reconstruction was that each Southern state had to rewrite its state _______
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  1. 1. President Grant’s presidency was far from successful. One reason is because several members of Grant’s _____ got involved in big scandals
  2. 2. Many communities in the South passed _____ to limit the rights of African Americans (2)
  3. 3. Republicans created the ______ shortly before the end of the Civil War to help slaves transition to freedom (2)
  4. 5. One question that Reconstruction needed to answer following the Civil War was “How should the Confederate states rejoin the ______?”
  5. 6. The _____ of 1877 resulted in the end of Reconstruction
  6. 7. President Grant’s presidency was far from successful. One reason is because of the _______ crisis in the country during his presidency
  7. 9. The _______ used intimidation and violence to regain political power for white people in the South (3)
  8. 10. The Radical Republicans pushed the _____ Amendment to ensure the right to vote for African Americans in the South
  9. 11. The second part of Reconstruction - after Andrew Johnson lost control of it - was called _________ because it was under the control of the Radical Republicans (2)
  10. 14. Southerners used various tactics to prevent African Americans from voting, including ______ clauses
  11. 17. The Compromise of 1877 resulted in ______ becoming the new president (last name only)
  12. 18. One question that Reconstruction needed to answer following the Civil War was “What role should free _______ play in the country?” (2)
  13. 20. He became president after Andrew Johnson (last name only)
  14. 21. Southerners used this insult for people who travelled to the South to help with Reconstruction, although Southerners thought they were looking for opportunities to just get wealthy
  15. 23. One of the key points of Radical Reconstruction was that Congress created 5 _____ in the South (2)
  16. 25. Reconstruction started with “___________” Reconstruction guided by Andrew Johnson, but Republicans weren’t satisfied with it
  17. 26. African Americans in the South understood that ______ would help them take part in the political process, understand their civil rights, and earn more money (know all three reasons!)